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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists May. 7, 2023 6:00 am31d ago
One of the biggest losers during the just-completed 2023 Iowa legislative session was expertise, along with its close family members …
Althea Cole Staff Columnists May. 7, 2023 6:00 am31d ago
There are no sweeter words to a state legislator (or a Statehouse reporter) than the words, “Adjourned Sine Die.” Literally, …
Austin Wu Staff Columnists May. 8, 2023 11:51 am30d ago
To provide relief from a housing crash which was part of the Great Depression, and to ensure future stability in …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists May. 4, 2023 6:00 am34d ago
Individual acts of civil disobedience can be more powerful than a protest drawing hundreds of people, especially now when social …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists May. 2, 2023 6:23 pm36d ago
Chris Jones, a research engineer at the University of Iowa and a prominent voice for water quality in this state, …
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Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2023 6:00 am38d ago
Matt Walsh drew a picture. Anti-Walsh protesters painted it.
Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2023 6:00 am38d ago
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Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2023 6:00 am38d ago
I initially became involved in journalism as a logical option for the interests I had throughout my life. I have …
Staff Columnists Apr. 30, 2023 6:00 am38d ago
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Staff Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am45d ago
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Staff Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 6:00 am45d ago
So our Golden Dome of Wisdom, now redder than ever, may be entering the final week of the 2023 legislative …
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Apr. 23, 2023 10:16 am45d ago
I was surrounded by protesters and trapped in my car.
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